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Skull Nebula
Skull Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Skull Nebula - planetary nebula

Skull Nebula , is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Cetus .

Skull Nebula is magnitude 8 and is 3.8' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Skull Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. planetary nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 8
      1. Size:
      2. 3.8'
      1. NGC:
      2. NGC 246

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.